Frogs and Kisses by Shanna Swendson

Author:Shanna Swendson [Swendson, Shanna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: FIC009010 FICTION / Fantasy / Contemporary FIC027030 FICTION / Romance / Fantasy FIC027120 FICTION / Romance / Paranormal FIC009060 FICTION / Fantasy / Urban Life FIC044000 FICTION / Contemporary Women
Publisher: NLA Digital LLC
Published: 2016-12-06T05:00:00+00:00

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Roger called me to his office as soon as I arrived the next morning. He was standing slightly away from his desk, and he gestured toward the book that still sat where we’d left it. “Would you mind taking this and transcribing it for me?” he asked. “I’d like to use my desk again, and I’d like to be able to read the information at my leisure without needing someone to turn the pages.”

“No problem,” I said, picking up the book, which let off a couple of sparks that made Roger jump backward.

“I know it’ll be tedious, so I don’t expect it overnight, but if you could get sections to me as you do them, that would be great. Oh, and it’s probably best if you do it by hand and not on the company’s computer system.”

I tried to keep my smile firmly in place. “Okay, but I’m not making any promises about my handwriting.”

It was frustrating knowing that I’d be making a copy of this book and had no way to smuggle any of it out. Did the scanners detect something as minor as paper? Couldn’t you make a grocery list at work and take it home?

On the other hand, I thought, as I started work deciphering the difficult handwriting, the very act of writing it down would mean I remembered more of it. I was mostly worried about those spells and what they might do. That’s where I needed to get them precisely. Change one little squiggle in a magical formula and something else entirely was bound to happen.

Trying to memorize as I wrote helped me remain conscious during the boring work. As I’d thought the day before when Roger was skimming the book, the plans didn’t seem all that earthshattering. There was nothing in here that needed to have been hidden away and magically protected. I suspected that the spells were the key.

I studied the first one carefully, committing it to memory like I’d have to recite it in front of the class. There were only a couple of symbols involved, and I pulled my watch aside to copy them onto my wrist, where the band would hide them. I was pretty sure I’d left the office with ink stains on my fingers before, so I hoped I could get away with it.

By the end of the day, I’d written out ten pages and my fingers were starting to cramp. I took those pages to Roger. “Here’s the first day’s work,” I said. “If you don’t mind, I’ll take a break now. I’m worried that I’m getting sloppy as I get tired.”

He flipped through the pages and said, without looking up, “Sure. These are great. Thanks.”

“I’ll get back on it tomorrow.”

“Mmm hmm.”

I had a feeling I could have added, “And I’ll use glitter ink tomorrow,” and he wouldn’t have noticed, so I slipped away.

In the changing room, I was careful when I removed the company watch and put on my own, then I held my breath as

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